Publications by authors named "Nasser Majid Shirazi"
Purpose Of Review: Renal replacement therapies, such as hemodialysis are invasive and impose significant financial burden as well as burden on quality of life. Conservative and 'gentler' forms of renal replacement therapy for the frail and palliative care patient is an unmet medical need.
Recent Findings: The treatment of uremia using the gut as a substitute for the kidney has been proposed but is not practiced widely because of proven lack of long-term mortality benefit coupled with complications like edema and hyperchloremia.